East China warehouse fire kills 5

Updated: 2016-06-25 16:21

(Xinhua)

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NANJING - Five people died in a fire at a building early Saturday in East China's Jiangsu province, the local fire department said.

Suzhou city fire department received a report at 2:54 am Saturday of a furniture warehouse fire in Xiangcheng district. Five people were rescued from the building but later died in hospital due to their injuries.

More than 200 square meters of the two-storey brick-concrete building sustained fire damage. The investigation continues.

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